This study presents a reflection about how Ilse Middendorf's practice, known as "The Perceptible Breath", can be applied to the singing pedagogy. Subjects related to the voice function and to the singing learning procedure are evaluated, as well as the importance of aspects like movement and breathing in relation to the use of the voice. The fundamentals of her practice and their relevance for the singing are the main object of this study. First, the need for new musical pedagogical strategies is pointed out, specifically those that concerns singing. In order to establish a short context, a view on works from some ancestors and contemporaneous with Ilse Middendorf has been included, even the ones originated - from other fields of knowledge. Following Ilse Middendorf's short biography are the fundamentals of her practice and also a reflection about its possible use in the singing pedagogy. At the end, a report about the practical experience is presented. This study intends to introduce a new way of working with breathing and voice and presupposes that the practice created by Ilse Middendorf can contribute as a basic framework for the voice development since it contains a possibility of re-education of the individual. It is part of a contemporary trend to believe in the importance of the sensorial awareness, also spreading out information about a work that is still not widely known.

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